WEBVTT THE NORTHSHORE...TH ROUGH APOLICE DEPARTMENT.DAMON SINGLETON HAS THE STORYFROM COVINGTON.SO WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU WANT TOCONNECT WITH PEOPLE OR REBUILDRELATIONSHIPS WITH THECOMMUNITY. WELL THE POLICE CHIEFHERE IN COVINGTON SAYS THAT ONEOF THETHINGS HE DOES IS HAVE A FREECAMP FOR KIDS. WE'VE GOT AFANTASTIC KIDS CAMP WE'RESTARTING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVERHEREAT THE COVINGTON POLICEDEPARTMENT. ALL IN AN EFFORT TOTRY TO BUILDRELATIONSHIPS WITH THE KIDS INOUR COMMUNITY.I LEARNED TO STAY OFF DRUGS ANDALCOHOL MESSES UP YOUR EYES.WE WANT THEM TO FEEL COMFORTABLEWITH POLICE OFFICERS. WE MUCHRATHER HAVETHEM RUN TOWARDS A POLICEMANTHAN RUN AWAY FROM ONE.WE LEARNED ABOUT IF WE SMOKED ITWOULD DAMAGE YOUR LUNGS.Seven year old Marcus Moses andKamryn Flint are clearlylearningsome valuable lessons withoutbaseball fields, soccer fieldsorswimming pools and the chief hasmany other activities in mind.EVERYTHING FROM BIKE SAFETY,ANIMAL SAFETY, IN THE MIDDLE OFTHE WEEK WE'LL HAVE THEFIREMEN COME IN WITH THEIR SMOKEHOUSE TO TEACH THEM FIRE SAFETY,WE'VE DONESOME DRUG EDUCATION ANDAWARENESS, BICYCLE SAFETY, WEHAVE A WHOLE WEEK OF ACTIVITIESPLANNED.Chief Lentz says he is activelytrying to bring down barriersand fighting againstnegative influences that suggestto kids that police officersshould be feared orrun away from. WE'RE IN THERELATIONSHIPBUSINESS, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT,WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE POLICEDEPARTMENTAND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO ATTHE END OF THE DAY IS BUILDRELATIONSHIPS WITHWHAT I THINK IS OUR MOSTIMPORTANT ASSET, THE KIDS OF OURCOMMUNITY.WELL BESIDES LEARNING SOMEVALUABLE LESSONS LOOKS LIKETHESE KIDS HAD AGREAT TIME AS WELL. I HAD AREALLY GOOD TIME TODAY AND WEGET TO COME BACK HERE THE WHOLEWEEK. IT'SREALLY FUN. ON YOUR SIDE FROMCOVINGTON DAMON SINGLETON, WDSUNEWS.THE CAMP CONTINUES IN COVINGTONUNTIL FRIDAY